Temple at UCF - 10/13/22 College Football Picks and Prediction

The Temple Owls and Central Florida Knights face off on Thursday in an AAC college football showdown at Bright House Networks Stadium. When these two teams faced off in 2021 it was UCF that secured the 49-7 victory. 

Temple comes into this game with a 2-3 record overall, but their last loss was an ugly one. Temple only gave up 24 points to Memphis, but the offense could only manage three points, and that led to the loss. Under center for Temple is E.J. Warner and in the last game, he completed 18 of his 37 passes for 245 yards, zero touchdowns, and three interceptions. The top rusher only had 18 yards rushing, and this game is going to need to have a more balanced attack. Temple is averaging 15 points, while their defense is giving up 16.8 points per game. The defense is 20th in college football. 

On the other side of this matchup is Central Florida, which sits with a 4-1 record and the only loss was by six points against Louisville. In the last game against SMU, UCF put up 41 points and that led to the blowout victory. Under center for UCF is John Rhys Plumlee, and he completed 20 of his 29 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Ryan O’Keefe had a big game, catching six passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Central Florida is averaging 35.6 points, while their defense is giving up 14.6 points per game.